In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, here are some people you might not have realized are Filipino. 1. Rob Schneider He’s a quarter Filipino. 2. Enrique Iglesias Half Filipino. 3. Sharon Leal Half Filipino. 4. Vanessa Hudgens Her dad is of Irish and Native American ancestry, and her mom is of Filipino, Spanish

For many, the best comics may conjure images of dark, brooding superheroes and warriors. Who would have thought, however, that the story of a chicken living like a human would create enough acclaim to be considered among this year’s best? And one created by a Filipino komikero, at that. Gerry Alanguilan’s “Elmer” has been nominated

After a tiring daylong flight to Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, American hoops junkie Rafe Bartholomew saw something at a baggage carousel that made his heart sing. Writing in his first book, Pacific Rims — an ode to the exuberance of basketball in the Philippines — Bartholomew recalls that a tall foreigner made her way to

Dream Jungle by Jessica Hagedorn Hagedorn’s latest masterpiece described by the New York Times Book Review as “a narrative collage hopscotching from year to year, from place to place and from one point of view to another: that’s what Jessica Hagedorn offers in her intricate new novel, which boldy links a Manila millionaire’s ‘discovery’ of